Harrodian's year 11 Geographers honed their practical skills on their annual field trip to sunny Dorset in mid September.
Swanage on the Jurassic Coast has all the physical and human ingredients that make it an ideal location for an all-round field trip. So their annual visit to Leeson House on the Isle of Purbeck gives our GCSE pupils a real chance to turn geographical theory into practice.
On a three-day trip led by Head of Geography Kerry Shaw, the year 11s spent time gathering, analysing and evaluating data in different settings.
See more pictures of the 15s' Field Trip to Swanage in our gallery
On one day they visited Studland Bay to assess the impacts of human footfall and coastal erosion on the sand dunes. On another, they visited the beach at Swanage to measure how successful the wooden groynes built 20 years ago have been in restricting sand drift before turning their attention to the evolving character of the town and its changing appeal as a tourist destination.
As it features four very different research environments within half an hour's drive, the Isle of Purbeck makes an ideal destination for field work and the beauty of the setting also makes it a brilliant place for our 15s (Year 11s) to re-establish bonds with each other and to get to know their teachers as they embark on the run up towards their GCSEs next year. As our gallery illustrates, it's a demanding trip but an exhilarating and enjoyable one too...
